Metabel Markwei, a trailblazing African woman, has achieved a remarkable milestone by graduating from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in the United States with a doctor of medicine degree. With this accomplishment, she becomes the first person in her family to graduate from college.
Within 10 years of coming to the United States, Metabel obtained three degrees, a feat she proudly shared on Twitter to celebrate her achievement. Her primary objective as an immigrant was to finish college, but her unwavering perseverance took her much beyond that.
Metabel was born and reared in Ghana and resided in a modest Accra annexe attached to her family’s medical practice. She loved serving her grandmother’s cooked meals to patients, even though she had no idea how the clinic operated.
She remembers, “I would spend hours conversing with the patients and nurses when they sent me with food trays.” Her subsequent medical profession was unwittingly influenced by these experiences.
Metabel started her academic career at Yale University, where she majored in Medical Anthropology and Global Health, being the first person in her family to study overseas. Her research aimed to comprehend the systemic and societal elements affecting healthcare.
She studied for a Master’s degree in Biochemistry, Reproductive, Stem Cell, and Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University because she was passionate about women’s health. She eventually earned her medical degree at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, fulfilling her dream of becoming a doctor.
Metabel dedicated her achievements to first-generation college students, immigrants, and those who were trying to accomplish what appeared unattainable. “For dreamy girls who are “too soft-spoken” for careers in surgery.” #First-generation immigrants face insurmountable challenges. Black girls are frequently the only ones present. The first family members to follow this path were instructed to aim lower. She remarked, “Those whose quiet faith in God is their hope forever.” She talked on the difficulties of leaving behind everything familiar in order to follow her dreams as she reflected on her experience as an immigrant. She remarked, “I am thankful to have been born in love, raised in sacrifice, and moulded in grit.”
CREDIT: ALLSCHOOL, Allschoolabs
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